Senators condemn U.N. 'blacklisting' of U.S. companies in Israeli settlements

Senator Bob Menendez (File photo courtesy Wikimedia Commons)

"The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday slammed a report by a United Nations human rights body for blacklisting U.S. companies that operate in the Israeli-controlled parts of the West Bank.

In separate statements, Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), the panel's chairman, and Sen. Bob Menendez (N.J.), the committee's top Democrat, criticized the report, saying it was politically motivated and encouraged the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement against Israel....
Menendez criticized the publication of the list as politically motivated with the intent to isolate Israel.

'This list and its public release were driven by politically motivated actors who seek to isolate Israel and undermine its right to exist,' the New Jersey senator said in his statement. 'Actions like this further fuel support for the deeply misguided broader Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.'

'Congress will continue to stand on the side of American companies and against those who seek to undermine Israel's right to exist,' he added..."

Date

February 12, 2020

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Senators condemn UN 'blacklisting' of US companies in Israeli settlements